• Demand excellent service.
  
  We have the right to expect top-notch customer service as what we buy is not a cheap material stuff.
  
  
• Plan in advance.
  
  Most bridal gowns have to be special-ordered, and it can take up to six months to order certain dresses. Then a little buffer time for alterations is also required.
  
  
• Keep an open mind.
  
  It is easy to fall in love with a certain style you see in a magazine. Yet dresses look much different in real life on real brides. The best advice is to keep an open mind and look at a wide variety of styles. Something which suits you and makes you feels comfortable.
  
  
• Take along only one trusted "shopping partner."
  
  Whether it is your mom, a close friend or your fiancé, it's always helpful to get a second opinion.
  Falling in love with a picture in a magazine may be a big mistake. It's not the dress that will make you beautiful on your special day. Look for a dress that flatters your good figure points but does not try to overpower your bad points with too much lace, frills, etc. It's so easy to buy a dress that wears you. Which would you rather hear your friends and family say, "Gee, what a gorgeous dress" or "Gee, what a beautiful Bride"?

The best bridal sales people do care and make you feel like they are truly doing their best to help you find the gown that is right for you, not simple a gown they can sell you. But all too many just want to make sales and get on to the next customer.
The perfect fitting wedding gown is a very rare thing and that is what we provide you at alldresses. The trick to getting a great fitting gown does start with the best fit you can get off the rack, or ordered carefully. And the rule of thumb is, "It is easier to take something in than it is to let out". And, quite often it is impossible to let something out. It depends on how much fabric is in the seam allowance and if it has been clipped to smooth out curves or not. That's when adding pieces becomes necessary.
It's best for the structural integrity of the gown and your nerves to have the least amount of altering as possible - AND that's coming from someone who makes a living altering.

In Custom Made, a garment is cut and sewn to a specific set of client measurements and should fit well when finished. In contrast, a Special Order garment is chosen carefully using size charts to determine the best size to order that will make alterations minimal, but it usually does not eliminate the need for them.

When your sales associate selects a size for your gown she is looking at many factors. One of the most important is your figure proportions. Since it is always better to take a large area in then let a small one out, your associate is going to select a size determined by your largest proportion for the size category you best fit into. This means that if you have a large bust line in proportion to your waist and hips, she will select the size to best fit your bust and you will need alterations in the waist and hip areas to make them fitting to your measurements. In contrast, a small busted bride will have to select a size according to her hip measurement. Alterations may be needed in the bust area, or as many brides choose, padding can be cleverly added to enhance the figure to fit the gown.

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